Combined wheel-fender and brake.



F. M. HAYES. COMBINED WHEEL FENDER AND BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE l I. 1914- Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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F. M. HAYES. COMBINED WHEEL FENDER AND BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEII. 1914- Patnted Nov. 2, 1915.

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F. M. HAYES.

COMBINED WHEEL FENDER AND BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11. 1914.

1,1 58,804. Pdtnted Nov. 2, 1915.

C NED WHEEIeF DEB A D BR K Specification Br Letters Patent.

Application filed. June 11, 1914. Serial No. 844,484.

To all whom it may concern:- v

Be'it known that I, FREDERIQK MAXWELL IIAYES, residing at VVest Groydon,in the county of Surrey, England, have invented certain new and useful"Improvements in Combined l/Vheel-"Fenders and Brakes; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a .=full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. 7

' This invention relates to apparatus for use with motor driven roadvehicles for preventing or reducing the risk of accidents andhas foritsobject to provide simpleand efficient means. forthe purpose;

The said invention relates-to that type of appliance wherein a frame orplat-form is slidably mounted in inclined position in guides or the likecarried by and adapted to move with the'steering movement ofthe steeringWheels, said frame or platform being connectedby suitable means whereby,

upon an obstacle or persons-body being met with, said platform isprojected down wardly with the forward edge in close proximity to theroad surface wherebythe obstacles or person iscaught thereby.

It relates-also to that type embodying platforms capable of assuming arhomboidal form when the vehicle is turning.

The present invention consists broadly of l apparatus ofthe foregoingtype wherein the platform is hingedly mounted on slidable members, theforward edge of said platform being held slightly above theground withmeans whereby on impact between an obstacle and the said means'theplatform is released to be lowered and inoved forward.

The invention also comprises means whereby upon release of the platform-a rearwardlyprojected member is brought into contact with the roadsurface to assist the forward movement "of said platform, said meansalso serving, in the case of vehicles driven by internal combustionengines to immediately cut off the current to the sparking plugs andthus stop the engine.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one form-of apparatusmade inaccordance with theinvention in which?- Figure 1 is a cross-sectionthrough a wheel fender constructed according to this invention, andtaken on the line a"-w in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thewheel fender, with some parts omitted, Fig. 3 is a front View of thewheel fender.

lnthe drawings a a are two posts or pillars rotatably mounted in clamps6 carried on the vehicle axle A, to thelower end of which are securedtwoguides each consisting of upper and lower plates 0 0 (see Fig. 1.)spaced apart and between which are slidabl-y mounted members (Z hingedlymounted at e to the rear edge of the platform or catcher e. connectedtogether by two parallel rods f 7 g g-to the forward extremities 9 ofwhich latent dl N v- 2. 1915- Said members (Z are and they are alsoformed with a slot 03 to r is pivotally mounted a guard in the form of aframe it covered with wire netting or otherwise and the lower end ofwhich extends to within a short distance of the ground. This guarddevice it extends transversely of the vehicle in front of the wheels Band similarly the transverse cross bars 6 of the frame 6 are made of acorresponding length.

tare bell crank levers pivotally mounted in bearings 2' on the axle Aone arm of each of which is connected to thelower inner side of theguard h by a link 7' through suitable ball or other joints 7' The otherarms of the bell-crank levers 2' project downwardly and engage pivotallywith openings f in the crossbar y.

In the normal position of the device shown in Fig, 1, the forward edgeof the hinged platform 6 is supported from contact with the ground by anumber of hooklike spring pressed members 70 pivotally mounted on theinner lower side of the can take a rhomboidal form to follow the wheelsand always be in front of both thereof during said steering movement.

In use, supposing a person falls in front of the vehicle, the plate Z iscaused to move backwardly onto the guard, whereby the members is aredisengaged from the hinged platform, the lower edge of which falls tothe ground, as shown in dot-ted lines (Fig.

l), rollers or small wheels ;0 being provided to prevent same catchingin the roadsurface. The continued movement of the vehicle against theobstruction causes the guard h to swing rearwardly, whereupon, by reasonof the links 9' and bell cranks z, the whole of the platform isprojected forwardly and thus the person is caught thereon and carriedalong without risk of the wheels passing over him, whether the vehicleis traveling in a straight or curved path.

F orthe purpose of assisting the rearward movement of the guard handconsequently the forward movement of the platform, a bar, or rod (1 isprovided pivoted upon the guard at g and mounted in a slotted plate '1'depending from the axle A, said rod at its rear end being bent as shownand provided with a sprag plate 9 having a j The said rodis'normallysupported with the face 9 free of the road surface by apivoted and telescopic link s. tween the rod 9 and the catcher e, andhas pivot pins 8 for connecting its end portions to the said parts.

When the apparatus is brought into use, upon the platform 6 falling,,therod 9 also falls to bring the plate Q3 into frictional contact with theground which, .as the ve-' hicle moves forward tends to act as a drag topull the guard rearwardly and thus the shock between a person and saidguard is minimized. The rod (7 may also serve, when released to effectthe cut-off of the electric current to the sparking plugs of the motor,for which purpose said bar is provided with an insulated contact plate tadapted normally to close the circuit between two spring contacts ucarried upon a block 1) on the depending arm 4". The contacts a areconnected to terminals w to which the leads are in turn connected, andit will be seen that as soon as the rod 9 falls the contact plate t ismoved from the contacts and the circuit broken and thus the engine isautomatically stopped. 1

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters' Patent is t V 1. In awheel fender, the combination, with a longitudinally slidable framearranged to oscillate with the steering wheels and having its rear endportion 'pivotally supported, of means for normally supportclear of theground, and connections be- This link 8 is arranged bereceiving theobstacle, said frame being ar ranged to oscillate with the steering road7 wheels and having its rearend portion supported pivotally, of-atransverse frame having its upper end portion supported pivotally,retractible catches carried by :the transverse frame and normallysupporting the front end portion of the slidable frame so clear of theground,a slidable buffer-plate carried by and arranged in front of thetransverse frame and operatively'connected with the said catches, andconnections between the two said frames whereby they are constrained tomove in different directions. r

3. In a wheel fender, the combination, with a longitudinally slidableframe for receiving the obstacle,-said frame being arranged to oscillatewiththe steeringroad wheels and having its rear end portion supsupportedby the said axle and operatively connected with thesteering mechanism sothat they oscillate with the steering ground wheels, guidessecured tothe said pillars, a pivoted frame having its rear end portionlongitudinally slidable in the said guides, means for normallysupporting the front end portion of the said frame clear of the ground,and connections between the saidlla means and slidable frame, whereby,when the said means strike an obstacle, the front end of the frame isdropped and the frame is projected forwardly to pick up the obstacle. V5. In a wheel fender, the combination, with a steering axle, ofrevoluble pillars, supported by the said axle and operatively connectedwith the steering mechanism so that they oscillate-with the steeringground 1 wheels, guides secured to the said pillars, a pivoted framehaving its rear endportion longitudinally slidable in the said guides,arms secured to thesaid pillars and projecting forwardly, a transverseframe hav- 1 ing its upper part pivoted to the said arms, In testimonywhereof I affix my signaretractible catch mechanism normally supture, inpresence of two witnesses. porting the front end portion of the slidablef FRED. MAXWELL HAYES.

rame from the transverse frame, and lever mechanism connecting the twosaid frames Witnesses:

andv constraining them to move in different A. W. WINsALL,

directions. R. TURNER.

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